Monthly Archives: April 2024

State Board’s Proposed Order Set to Expedite and Strengthen Water Quality Certifications for Hydroelectric Projects

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Sarah Vardaro

On April 9, 2024, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) and other fishing and environmental advocacy groups submitted a response to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) supporting its recent decision to set aside water quality certifications for five … Continue reading →

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Newsom’s 2023 California Water Plan: Supplying Imaginary Water to Meet an Insatiable Demand

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Sarah Vardaro

On April 2, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the release of the 2023 update of the California Water Plan (Water Plan). Governor Newsom announced the Water Plan at a press conference held at Phillips Station in the high Sierra, just … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Life and Achievements of Bill Jennings

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Chris Shutes

On Sunday April, 7, 2024, friends of Bill Jennings gathered by the Mokelumne River to remember and celebrate his life and achievements.  The following eulogy was delivered by Chris Shutes, Executive Director of California Sportfishing Protection Alliance. Eulogy for Bill … Continue reading →

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PRESS RELEASE: Groups and Tribe Urge Regulators to Control Toxic Pollution from Selenium

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Chris Shutes

PRESS RELEASE April 3, 2024 In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups and a Tribe have urged regulators to control recently measured excess levels of selenium in Mud Slough. Mud Slough drains selenium-impaired land on … Continue reading →

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